Feb 23, 2015

Over the last decade, physicians and professional organizations have focused their efforts on improving the quality of care for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke to ensure that proven interventi...

Feb 10, 2015

Nanobots could be small solutions to big problems. Brad Nelson, a mechanical engineer at ETH Zurich, discusses potential applications for his nanobots in medicine. ...

Feb 09, 2015

According to published research, heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization and healthcare costs in the United States. Current estimates show that up to 25% of patients hospitalized with...

Feb 09, 2015

Depression has been identified as a risk factor for a poor prognosis among patients with cardiovascular disease. Few studies, however, have investigated the association between depression and clinical...

Jan 25, 2015

Infrapopliteal (IP) arterial disease, also known as “below-the-knee” or tibial disease, is a condition commonly seen in the elderly or patients with long-standing diabetes or chronic kidney diseas...

Jan 12, 2015

According to published estimates, about one in 110 babies in the United States is born with congenital heart disease. On the surface, the incidence of the disease is relatively low, but the consequenc...

Jan 05, 2015

A study published last month in JAMA Internal Medicine found that high-risk Medicare patients with heart failure or cardiac arrest admitted to teaching hospitals had significantly better outcomes duri...

Dec 22, 2014

Previous workforce estimates implied that inadequate numbers of cardiologists were being trained to meet the needs of an expanding and older population of Americans. “There has been deep concern tha...

Dec 22, 2014

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have emerged as an important treatment option for select patients with heart failure, those with reduced left ventricular function, and individuals at ri...

Dec 15, 2014

Cervical dissections (CD) of the arteries—small tears in the layers of the arterial walls in the neck—are an important cause of stroke in young and middle-aged patients. CD can result in ischemic ...

Dec 07, 2014

As new technologies continue to emerge, transcatheter techniques have become part of the treatment armamentarium for cardiologists. They allow for a less invasive option for patients who were previous...

Dec 07, 2014

Despite advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), survival and recovery for patients receiving this care remain suboptimal, according to recent reports. Studies indicate that early and effectiv...

Nov 24, 2014

The development of cardiac imaging technologies has revolutionized cardiovascular medicine by allowing for routine, non-invasive assessments of myocardial perfusion and anatomy. “Despite these advan...

Nov 19, 2014

The Particulars: Interest in catheter-directed thrombolysis to treat lower extremity DVT has led to the development of aggressive approaches using ultrasonic augmentation. However, few studies have co...

Nov 19, 2014

The Particulars: Comparisons of open and endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) are lacking in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome. Data Breakdown: Researchers ...

Nov 19, 2014

The Particulars: Few studies have assessed the safety of iliac vein stenting in office-based settings, particularly among patients in their 80s and 90s. Data Breakdown: For a study, investigators a...

Nov 19, 2014

The Particulars: Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) can be performed either electively or urgently. Data are lacking on the differences in outcomes for TEVAR procedures performed electively...

Nov 19, 2014

The Particulars: Data suggest that women have been under-represented in studies that set guidelines for managing aortic aneurysms. Some studies have observed worse outcomes in women following endovasc...

Nov 18, 2014

The Particulars: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often have comorbid cardiovascular disease that prompts the need for long-term exposure to both warfarin and antiplatelet agents. It has yet to ...

Nov 18, 2014

The Particulars: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been shown to be a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. However, CAD is often asymptomatic prior to patie...